Taking a car back to the U.K please read
May 12th 2009, 4:12 am
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Taking a car back to the U.K please read
For those of you like myself planning on taking your car back to the U.K you may be interested to know that the regulations have now changed (as I have just been informed) the SVA has now changed to the IVA of which means more testing to be required on the car you may find this link interesting
http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosacorp/news...ovalscheme.htm
Good luck looks like we're going to need it
Pown1976
http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosacorp/news...ovalscheme.htm
Good luck looks like we're going to need it
Pown1976
May 12th 2009, 4:15 am
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Re: Taking a car back to the U.K please read
If you don't mind me asking why are you bothering, is it a classic or heirloom? How is it worth the agrro?
May 12th 2009, 4:21 am
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Re: Taking a car back to the U.K please read
Its cheaper to take the cars (2 of them) back than lose quite a few grand on each. At the moment in Oz not many people are interested in buying second hand cars we've got an Audi and a VW so figure we'd rather take them than give them away.
May 12th 2009, 4:24 am
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Re: Taking a car back to the U.K please read
Fair enough. I would have thought the shipping and duty etc would have knocked a hole in the saving, but you are right about the 2nd hand market. At least the steering is in the right place. 
May 12th 2009, 7:50 am
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Re: Taking a car back to the U.K please read
I almost brought over my beloved truck, but probably just as well I didn't.
May 13th 2009, 11:04 pm
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Re: Taking a car back to the U.K please read
I am taking back my 1959 Corvette its a Classic its a Heirloom ~ Its Lush ~ Its a Dream' ~It my Toy~ Even if it has to stay in the Garage' for a while with the price of Gas over there right now 'sure not leaving it behind.
Moral If you Love It and You Want It Take it back
Lala
Moral If you Love It and You Want It Take it back
Lala
May 15th 2009, 5:23 pm
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Re: Taking a car back to the U.K please read
I am taking back my 1959 Corvette its a Classic its a Heirloom ~ Its Lush ~ Its a Dream' ~It my Toy~ Even if it has to stay in the Garage' for a while with the price of Gas over there right now 'sure not leaving it behind.
Moral If you Love It and You Want It Take it back
Lala
Moral If you Love It and You Want It Take it back
Lala
My recollection is that if the car is above a certain age it doesn't go through the SVA, but the regular MOT. I believe it used to be 10 years, but I don't know what it is now.
May 16th 2009, 12:13 am
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Re: Taking a car back to the U.K please read
Good Luck to you Dave
Lala
